Doug Bird vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Lefty Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird carried a career ERA of 3.99 against Lefty Willis's 3.92. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Doug Bird and Lefty Willis — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Willis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Willis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Willis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
29
915.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA